diff --git a/src/core/proto.go b/src/core/proto.go
index 5af59cc8..3c68c0e3 100644
--- a/src/core/proto.go
+++ b/src/core/proto.go
@@ -65,10 +65,16 @@ func (p *protoHandler) handleProto(from phony.Actor, key keyArray, bs []byte) {
 	case typeProtoNodeInfoResponse:
 		p.nodeinfo.handleRes(p, key, bs[1:])
 	case typeProtoDebug:
-		p._handleDebug(key, bs[1:])
+		p.handleDebug(from, key, bs[1:])
 	}
 }
 
+func (p *protoHandler) handleDebug(from phony.Actor, key keyArray, bs []byte) {
+	p.Act(from, func() {
+		p._handleDebug(key, bs)
+	})
+}
+
 func (p *protoHandler) _handleDebug(key keyArray, bs []byte) {
 	if len(bs) == 0 {
 		return